The purpose of this study is to provide the priority of the front-loading factors in the design stage of the automotive parts development process in order to efficiently and effectively respond to the demands of the car maker (customer). Front-loading is defined as a strategy in order to improve development performance by shifting the identification and solving of design problems to earlier phases of a product development process. Two approaches of the front-loading are project-to-project knowledge transfer and rapid problem solving. For the study, a survey was conducted on the R&D department in the automobile parts company and analyzed by AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process) method. The result of the survey shows the cost savings is the highest weight in terms of front-loading effect and in terms of front-loading factors, it gives priorities as “the problems of past project” first, “Design Review” second, “CAE (Computer Aided Engineering)” third, “FMEA (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis)” fourth, “benchmarking” and SR (Sourcing of Requirements). The results of the study will be helpful to provide practical value for improving product design of component development.

완제품 제조업 중심의 성장을 진행한 한국경제는 소재부품산업의 경쟁력 강화를 통한 산업고도화를 지향하고 있다. 소재부품산업은 기존 핵심산업의 경쟁력 유지 및 4차 산업혁명 시대에 요구되는 신산업의 육성 측면에서 더욱 주목받고 있다. 이러한 중요성에도 불구하고, 소재부품산업의 효율적인 R&D를 위한 연구가 매우 부족한 현황이다. 본 연구는 정부의 소재부품기술개발사업 성과 데이터를 기반으로 R&D 효율성 분석과 이에 기업규모 와 협력유형이 미치는 영향에 대하여 탐색적 연구를 진행하였다. 분석결과, 전반적으로 R&D 효율성은 낮은 것으로 나타났으나, 이는 경제적 성과가 반영된 산출변수 설정에 기인한 결과로 판단한다. 중소기업이 주관기관일 경우가 대기업보다 규모 성과가 우수한 것으로 나타났으며, 산학연이 협력할 경우가 그렇지 않은 경우와 비교하여 성과가 저조한 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구의 결과는 연구개발 수행기관 및 협력유형에 따른 R&D 성과 창출에 대한 시사점을 제시하였다. 이는 국내 소재부품산업이 당면한 질적 성장을 위한 산업정책 기획, R&D 투자 및 배분 전략 수립에 도움을 줄 것으로 기대한다.

The Korean fisheries industry is a traditional business, the majority of which are small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It has played an important role in the South Korean economies in the past several decades, but it currently faces the limitations of growth potential and profitability due to declining workforce, aging populations, deteriorating fishery environments, climate changes, and rapid changes in the global industrial ecosystem. Many studies have suggested solutions for the fisheries industry in macro perspective, but there are rarely any studies taking the strategic approaches for the problem. If it is possible for governments to support the companies that are likely to increase their value-added selectively, it will break through the current situation more effectively. This paper introduces a study on the selection method utilizing data envelopment analysis (DEA) to find SMEs with potentials to increase profits and growth. We suggest selecting SMEs with high management efficiency and ability to utilize intangible assets as the target companies. We also suggest policy objectives for SMEs in the domestic fisheries industry based on the results of DEA analysis and propose a data-based method for the policy decisions.

The fisheries industry has led the Korean economy, and has been achieving high-level position in the world. However, this industry meets aging, low growth and profit. In order to overcome this critical situation, it is needed to understand the overall status of industry. In industry level, most of previous researches focused on ocean industry rather than fisheries. In addition, scholars have been getting a lot of attention about fisheries cooperatives, fishing-ports, methods of fishery, and manufacturing process in fisheries sector. The aim of this research is analysis of domestic fisheries industry’s managerial performance using data envelopment analysis(DEA) considering operating and scale view. Furthermore, the comparative analysis is performed by firm size, and industry type. In results, fisheries industry’s managerial performance is not high, overall. In more detail, most of big size firms are under decreasing returns to scale(DRS) status. Fishery processing industry’s performance is low, and fishery distribution industry has the best performance. This paper suggests that transferring operating capability from big firms to small firms, and policy supports and firm’s activities should be accompanied for high-value added in fisher, and fishery processing industries.